Nursing Home Certificates of Need1994

At the request of the Assembly Health and Human Services Committee, the
Commission examined the state Health Departmentís certificate-of-need
process and the efficacy of an executive branch policy aimed at
insulating the program from abuse by unscrupulous officials. In a
February 25, 1994 letter, the Commission recommended statutory
codification of Gov. Whitmanís Executive Order No. 2, which sets forth
criteria for the establishment of blind trusts by officials with
financial holdings in such facilities.